Dressrosa Royal Palace.
Led by Scarlett, Sephiroth entered an ordinary dining room. The furnishings inside were simple: a round table, several chairs, and a wine cabinet.
Six dishes were set on the round table: braised sea cucumber, grilled fish, cauliflower stir-fried with carrots, steamed shrimp, roast beef, and steamed crab.
Three people were already seated around the table: Violet, King Riku, and Queen Elise.
The queen had waist-length wine-red hair. Time had left a few wrinkles on her face, giving her the mature beauty of a woman past her prime, yet she was still quite lovely—elegant, dignified, and full of grace.
Scarlett took Sephiroth by the wrist and brought him before the queen, introducing him, "Mother, this is Sephiroth, the one I told you about."
"Oh my! What a fine young man! My daughter and husband have both told me about what you did. Thank you so much for your help."
Queen Elise was exceptionally warm. She pulled Sephiroth over and seated him in the chair beside her.
Smiling, Elise placed food onto his plate as she asked, "So... when do you plan to marry my daughter?"
Sephiroth scratched his head awkwardly at her words and tried to brush it off. "Ahem!... Well... I don't think there's any need to rush this. I want to focus on developing my career first."
"Good, good! Young people should put their careers first..."
Queen Elise was not upset by this. Her smile remained as bright as ever.
Since Sephiroth had saved her husband, her daughter, and the Dressrosa Kingdom, the grateful queen found everything about him pleasing...
King Riku used his chopsticks to pick up a sea cucumber for his plate. Then he remembered something and asked instinctively, "Sephiroth, if I calculate the time correctly, shouldn't you be at the Military Academy right